>> get all your news on europe on france 24 and france24.com. >> 1:00 p.m. in the french capital, you're watching live from paris on france 24. one year to the day since donald trump abandoned the iran nuclear deal. iran says it will no longer respect aspects of the accord. local media in pakistan report a christian woman who spent eight years on death row for blasphemy has boarded a flight for canada. south africans had to the polls

for major elections, a major test for the ruling party and its new leader. news, up in business google announces new privacy tools intended to give users more control. they're asking for more data. liverpool to the champions league final after beating barcecelona last t nigh. ♪ >> good afternoon. the latest from iran. the country will no longer respect aspects of the nuclear deal struck with major powers, 2015. the announcement comes one year to the day since donald trump

came good on his promise of abandoning the accord altogether. the iranian president has g givn the remaining five signatories of the deal, china, france, germany, russia, u.k., 60 days to fululfill their bargainin and protect the islamic republic from sanctions. the kremlin hast announced a "unreasonable pressure placed on iran." listen to what the iranian president had to say. >> in the nuclear deal, we agreed to keep uranium enrichment levels at 3.67. we will stop this commitment and not keep up with any specified levels anymore. presidentnian speaking. we are following developments in tehran.

the president announcing measures in respoponse to t the. breaeach of the nuclear deal. crcrical to point o out, iran ws forced to take these measures by restrictions, put in place by the u.s. and re-imposition of u.s. sanctionsns. in other words, iran had no choice but to take measures. let me explain. agreednuclear deaeal, iran to ship and sell enriched uranium exceeding 300 kilograms to russia. agreed toto ship any heavy exceeded 130d that tons to oman. the presidident announced it wil no longer do that, sell enriched uranium to russia or ship heavy water to oman. it is critical to point out,

last week with reimposition of sanctionons, pulling off of waivers by the trump administration, it was the u.s. that restrtricted iran from doig so. in other words, iran had no choicece, because u.u.s. sanctis put in place prevented russia from buying the excess enriched uranium from iran anan prevevend oman from taking in the excess heavy water. iran had very little choice. it is like beieing in a relationship. your girlfriend kicks you out of the house. you turn around and say, i am leaving anyway. you didn't have a choice. you were kicked out regagardles. the details are important in trying to analyze what happened. becacause of the details, many analysts will not perceive this to be a drastic move by iran. according to local media in

pakistan, the christian woman at the center of a decade-long blasphemy row spent eight years on death row but six months ago her sentence was overturned by the top court in pakistan. canadaa board a plane to where she will be joining her daughters. islamabad correspondent has an update. w welcoming newews for her andd her family. shshe has left pakistan. sources confirmeded in the momorning, she hasas leftt p pan yestererday thehe evening.. islamamabad where she was bng kept t in protective custodody after she was acquittd of blaspsphemy chargrges, novem, last year.r. her lawyerers cononfirmed she in

her way y to canada, wherere she will be rereunited witheher family, , with her two daughght. ththe prime miminister of pakisn announced a few weeksks ago she woululd be allowed t to l leave pakikistan freely. he has d delivered. without bowingng down to the pressure of islslamic extremists who wanted toto prevent her from leaving. from islamabad. officials in the eastern city of lahore say nine people have been killed and 20 others injured as a result of an explosion which targeted a checkpoint at a major sufi shrine. sufis have long faced

persecution from hard-line sunn is. this comes one month to the day after ramadan. forensic evidence is being gathered. a faction of the pakistani taliban claim response ability. south africa voting today in national elections, a major test for the ruling party. this comes amid growing dissatisfaction triggered by corruptition, a weak economy and record unemployment. allparty, which has got five postapartheid elections, is expected on top again but with reduced majority. the african national congress easily won all five postapartheid elections in the last 25 years. it consistently held 60% of

seats in parliament. issues are causing popularity to slide. corruption. the party of nelson mandela was scandalsnished by the of jacob zuma.a. replaced him who has consistently promised to tackle the issue. polls suggest voters are skeptical. land reforms. many south africans feel the party that led the charge in ending apartheid has not done enough to address racial inequalities after a generation. the white minority still holds more land than the black majority. the left wing economic freedom made this a pillar of their election campaign. landresulted from appropriations without

compensation. the third major issue is the economy, which has suffered a slowdown. soututh africa has one of the highest unemployment rates in the world, around 27%, raising to 50% among youngng black south africans. the issues have resulted in a wave of xena phobic violence, as migrants are perceived to be stealing jobs. migrant associations appeal to the authorities to stop stigmatizing them. we willore analysis, speak to a lecturer at university and a specialist on south africa. thank you. anc is widely expected toto win again but with reduced majority. is that the forececast? >> definitely. elections can be seen as a

ramaphosar anc and who replaced jacob zuma. the latest p poll suggested d ty would get between 55%-60% at national level. it is relative. report, the in the new president will have to face major challenges such as sluggish economy, education reform,equiring major problems of high unemployment. so you have major challenges and those he will have to face in a difficult contest, with a vocal anc mired in corruption.

the economic freedom fighters are expected to reach 10% of the national vote. --the context of this trust distrust, a recent poll suggests 40% of south africans do not believe in any political science. level, the provincial which is even more complex, the wealthiest provinces will probably not remain in common with control of the anc. they will remain in the hands of the democratic alliance. the situation is difficult for anc, who n needs to prove e it n do it right after 25 years in power. >> you touched on lots of issues. a couple of them.

notably, the president has been in office for 15 months. more specifically on his track record during those months, how do you rate his performance and how well has he done in shaking ofoff that reputation that the c has had which it earned under jacob zuma, of being g corrupt? 's actions are limited by the zumathat within anc, the faction is still powerful. of major a decade withinns, firms and major institutions are actually being held by peoeople who are corrupt, who have a negative reputation among the public.

job to such an long fort it will take be healed,f anc to to be seen as positive again. >> looking forward from this election to future elections -- there is competition, other parties are managing to close the gap between them and the anc. i'm wondering how meaningful the threat is for the next set of doesn'ts if the anc manage to turn things around in time? what is the biggest of the threats, of the other parties in running? is safenal level, anc for another election at least. provincial level, it gets increasingly difficult to retain

and to retain control. economic freedom fighters appears to be a real threat, if they managed to their election results this time around. the dedemocratic alliance suffes from i its link to the perceptin that it is a white party, still, although it has s a black leade, although they have tried to change this image. it will probably be a limit to their evolution, nationally. economic freedom fighters are doing pretty well. still a minor party but becoming increasingly vocal at national level. indeed for sharing that analysis with us. the french president holding talks with the libyan prime

minister, currently visiting the french capital. relations between the leaders have been complicated since the strongman in libya launched an assault on tripoli. -- libyanminister premier has accused paris of supporting his rival and giving his actions tacit support. he is on a tour of european capitals garnering support for his beleaguered government. let's cross to paris and speak to jonathan walsh, following the talks. what do you think will come out of this meeting? the libyan prime and start -- prime minister arrived a few minutes ago. supportpecting clear from the french president to a cease-fire and a political solution to the crisis. as you mentioned, this visit

comes after the government of national accord accused paris of politically backing the strongman, who launched this offensive against tripoli in early april. a presidential souource said yesterday that these comments were unfounded, unacceptable and that the french president did indeed support a political solution. it is likely emmanuel macron will reassure the libyan prime minister regarding his support to a political solution, after italy and france, he is expected to go to germany and maybe the u.k. to seek as much european support as he can get and to seek a united europopean positin on the ongoing crisis around tripoli. this might be the reason why

emmanuel macron won't make any public statement after this meeting, probably because he wants to talk to european counterparts and try to find this united position. one crucial question remains. strongmanibya's react to this potential european support? will he e be ready to make concessions? or retreat from his positions around tripoli? from the time being, it is the opposite we have been hearing and seeing on the ground in libya. just before the trip to europe, halifa called his troops to wipe out the enemies in tripoli. he has support from countries like the united arab emirates and egypt. again, for the moment, we have no idea whether european support

him tohim -- could force change his position. >> thank you indeed. turning to other news. win againstic barcelona, liverpool are through to the champions league finals. they turned things around dramatically having lost 0-3 in the first leg. we have the report. >> never give up. that was the slogan. liverpool's star striker had to sit out the match due to injury but his teammates followed the advice to the letter. a night the fans won't forget. >> i can't believe it. >> so excited.

>> i'm telling you, the best night. i didn't necessarily think we would. >> after a defeat in the first leg, reds scored an impossible come back. team,n you look at the you had a mixture of talent and hard work. the special night. he wasn't going to be e easy. we had to be brave and take risks. >> reds wiped out barcelona's advantage with a hammering in the semifinal. the manager admits it was challenging. the most difficult things in the world of football. winning against them when you are 0-3 makes it no easier. and waso score 4 goals

not allowed to concede. >> after the astonishing performance, liverpool heading to the champions league finals. they will be up agagainst amsterdam or london, depending on who comes out on top in this wednesday evening semifinal. >> let's switch gears to business. , let's start with news from iran. this top story that the iranian president will walk away from the nuclear deal. have sanctions affected the economy? >> washington reimposed sanctions againinst iran's oill exports last november and d last month and itit waivevers to sose countrtriethat continued to by iranian oil -- b buy iranian oi.

in 2018omy shrunk 3.9% and is expected to further contract this year. >> it is the first week of ramadan. shoppers at the grand bazaar are struggling to afford food. last year, the prices of basic items have skyrocketed, making the elaborate evening meals that break the fast, expensive, if not affordable, celebration. >> it is difficult for the people, very difficult. people cannot afford milk and dates. what are they supposed to be? you go to bed and when you wake up, prices have been raised 10 times? >> one year ago donald trump withdrew america from the obabaa era international nuclear deal. inflation in iran has hit 50% and food prices have jumped 85% in one year. tradinging countries

with sanctions, this has cut off the lifeblood, oil revenueues, which represent half the country's annual revenue. the situation has led the president to threaten to leave the nuclear deal if other signatory countries did not shield it from u.s. actions. germany,,ain, france, russia china, return to the negotiating table and help iran reach benefits in the field of oil and banking, iran will return to its commitments according to the nuclear deal. >> the international monetary fund announced late april it expected the iranian economy to shrink 6% in 2019. unemployment rate already at 12% could also increase, especially amongst youth. clearly, a painful time in iran for the economy. let's look at the situation,

reaction from markets. they are responding to tension between the u.s. and china about a trade deal. it appears beijing is backtracking on previous commitments. reuters, chinag to went back on all aspects of a draft deal. the revelation comes as a delegation led by the vice premier goes to washington for more talks, before the new tariffs kick in friday. the news agency cited a diplomomatic cable center washington at the end of last week which showed systematic edits to the 150 page draft agreement. china deleted many commitments to change laws too meett the coe demands about intellectual property, forced technology transfers and access to financial services. ofofficial said china'a's backpedaling was on acceptable. >> -- unacceptable. >> china is feeling the pain

because exports were down sharply during the month of april. no o one was exptiting thahat. >> china's s exportss from 2.7% from the same time last yearar. analysts had been expecting they would grow. by 2% imports increasased for the firt time in five months, also coming as a surprise, the latest t trae data painted a mixed picture onn the economy. investors had hoped it would show signs of stabilizing. >> let's look at other stores. -- stories on the markets. -- let's war between look at the markets generally. thehe trade war and economic data from chinana certainlnly hampered investor confenence in asia. finishing the day in the red. 1%res of toyota dropped after the carmaker reported a 24%% drorop in annual net profi,

despite record sales. middayn markets calm her -- calmer midday. germanyy stoxx floating justst above flatline. >> google has announced new privacy tools intended to give users momore control.. >> the new features are u unveid at t the google annual developmt conference in california. t the aiith an update onon voice assistant and a cheaper pixel smartptphone critics are nonot convinced, soe calling the nenew updatee margi. decades ofo collecting data, google is preaching the gospel of privacy. at the annual conference for

software developers, the internet giant presented several new products and features, helping customers maintain control over their data. >> data helps make search better for you. with auto delete, you can choose how long you want that to be saved, after which any old data will be automatically and continuously deleted from your account. >> tech companies have faced intensifying scrutiny about the amount of user information they collect and sell for advertising. google has had to fend off growing legislative and regulatory pusushes inin the u.. and eururope to regulate dadata privacy.y. rivalok, google's biggest is currently facing a fine of $5 billion from the u.s. federal trade commission for failing to obtain explicit consent to share user data. >> consumers in control, it is

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